Shikhipiccha, Śikhipiccha, Shikhin-piccha: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śikhipiccha can be transliterated into English as Sikhipiccha or Shikhipiccha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shikhipichchha.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚikhipiccha (शिखिपिच्छ).—a peacock's tail.
Derivable forms: śikhipiccham (शिखिपिच्छम्).
Śikhipiccha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śikhin and piccha (पिच्छ). See also (synonyms): śikhipuccha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikhipiccha (शिखिपिच्छ):—[=śikhi-piccha] [from śikhi > śikhā] ([Mahābhārata]) ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) n. a peacock’s tail.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shikhi, Sikhin, Piccha.
Full-text: Shikhipuccha.
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